The museum education service provides visitors with a wide range of options for engaging with the exhibited art and the museum architecture, including guided tours, discussions and practical work in arts classes.

These education services are available to both individuals and groups. They comprise different programmes for schoolchildren, students and adults.

Free theme tours, which visitors can join without prior notice, are provided on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month at 11:00. Individual tours can be booked 3 weeks in advance on +49 2161-252636. Tours for schoolchildren mostly end with a practical class. An overview of themes for teachers can be downloaded as a PDF file here:download Themes for Schoolchildren

Practical art courses for adults and children are held regularly on a range of art themes and techniques (see menu item: Arts Courses) Work from the art courses can be viewed here.

Lectures on modern art history are held at irregular intervals in the lecture room (see menu item: Lectures)

An audio guide is available at the ticket office, providing a brief and well structured introduction to important works in the collection.